Prospect Park South
Prospect Park South Historic District | |
New York City Landmark No. 0979
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 John S. Eakins House (1905) at 1306 Albemarle Road | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by BMT Brighton Line, Beverley Rd., and Coney Island and Church Aves. Brooklyn, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′46″N 73°58′02″W / 40.646111°N 73.967222°W |
| Area | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001699[1] |
| NYCL No. | 0979 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
| Designated NYCL | February 8, 1979 |
Prospect Park South is a small neighborhood in
Prospect Park South, along with other neighborhoods within Flatbush, is policed by the 70th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[4]
History
In 1899, developer Dean Alvord purchased about 60 acres (24 ha) of farmland in order to create Prospect Park South, a community of substantial homes, a "rural park within the limitations of the conventional city block and city street."[2] Alvord characterized the development as rus in urbe, the country in the city.[5][6] The location was selected to take advantage of the train service on the Brooklyn and Brighton Beach Railroad of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT). The line, now known as the BMT Brighton Line, offered express and local train service that remains to this day. The trains emerged at Fulton Street as an elevated line and continued across the Brooklyn Bridge to Manhattan.[7]
Once he had purchased the land, Alvord laid out all the necessary utilities and marked the entrance of most streets with brick piers with cast concrete plaques bearing the
Alvord also hired architect
Alvord wanted to create an environment that attracted the Protestant, wealthy elite while excluding the immigrant population moving into Brooklyn at the time. In his original prospectus, Alvord wrote:
In fixing upon a location for a home, it is pleasant to live where children, in going to and fro, are not subject to the annoyance of contact with the undesirable elements of society. The Flatbush Avenue trolley line penetrates no slum sections and is patronized almost exclusively by people of intelligence and good breeding.[9][10]
While not the first attempt at suburban development in the area, Alvord's vision excited the interest of the wealthy of
In 1972, New York's Albanian community established a mosque at 1325 Albemarle Road.[11]
Prospect Park South was designated as a historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979.[9]
Notable residents
- John Giuca(born 1983), convicted of second-degree felony murder
- Doreen Giuliano, mother of John Giuca, went undercover to investigate possible juror misconduct in his trial
- Maya Wiley (born 1964), lawyer, professor, civil rights activist, and 2021 mayoral candidate for New York City[12][13]
Notable houses
The Alvord Mansion at 1522 Albemarle Road was built by Alvord for his family. Later, it was purchased by
Among the other notable houses in the neighborhood are:
- Herman Goetze House, 15 Stratford Road, 1905,
- Herbert Krantz House, 183 Argyle Road, 1904, Tudor Revival, John J. Petit[2][9]
- George E. Gale House, 1305 Albemarle Road, 1905, Classical Revival, H. B. Moore[6]
- John S. Eakins House, 1306 Albemarle Road, 1905, Shingle style/Colonial Revival, John J. Petit[6]
- Col. Alexander S. Bacon House, 101 Rugby Road,
- Francis M Crafts House, 1423 Albemarle Road, 1899, Queen Anne, John J. Petit[6]
- J. C. Woodhull House, 1440 Albemarle Road, 1905, Queen Anne/Colonial Revival, Robert Bryson and Carroll Pratt[6]
- Henry P. Reade House, 1501 Albemarle Road, 1904, Queen Anne, John J. Petit[2][9]
- Maurice Minton House, 1510 Albemarle Road, 1900, Colonial Revival, John J. Petit[2][6]
- Louis McDonald House, 1519 Albemarle Road, 1902, Neo-Jacobean, John J. Petit[6]
- Frank K. Schenck House, 219 Marlborough Road, 1900, John J. Petit[9][14]
- Russell Benedict House, 104 Buckingham Road, 1902, Classical Revival, Carroll H. Pratt[6]
- William H. McEntee House, 115 Buckingham Road, 1900, Shingle style, John J. Petit[6]
- George U. Tompers House, 125 Buckingham Road, 1911, Colonial Revival, Brun & Hauser[6]
- Frederick S. Kolle House, 131 Buckingham Road, 1902–03,
- William A. Norwood House, 143 Buckingham Road, 1906, Italian Villa, Walter S. Cassin[6]
- The Sovereign, 55 Parade Place, 1927, large residential complex across from the Brooklyn Parade Grounds[15]
Gallery
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1440 Albemarle Road
(Bill Bryson & Carroll Pratt, 1905) -
1314 Albemarle Road
(Carroll Pratt, 1903) -
131 Buckingham Road
(Petit & Green, 1902–03) -
1510 Abermarle Road
(John J. Petit, 1900) -
100 Rugby Road (John J. Petit, 1905) -
136 Argyle Road (Carroll Pratt, 1903)
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission "Prospect Park South Historic District Map"
- ^ 70th Precinct, NYPD.
- ^ Gunnison, pp.86-92
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
- ^ Gunnison, pp.21-23
- ^ Garvin, Alexander. The American City: What Works, What Doesn't (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002) pp. 308-310
- ^ New York City Landmark Preservation Commission "Prospect Park South Historic District Designation Report" Archived March 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine(February 8, 1979)
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Staff (November 13, 1972). "Albanians Open a Mosque Here". The New York Times.
- ^ Coltin, Jeff (September 2, 2020). "Five things to know about Maya Wiley". City & State NY. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020.
- ^ Coltin, Jeff (November 1, 2020). "Is Maya Wiley the woman for NYC?". City & State NY. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020.
- ^ White, Norval and Willensky, Elliot. AIA Guide to New York City (3rd ed.), pp.698-700
- ^ "55 Parade Place"
Bibliography
- Gunnison, Herbert Foster "Flatbush To-day", S.N. 1908, held by Harvard Library
External links
- Ditmas Park article in New York magazine
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Park South Historic District. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
